This is an ecumenical website of resources and reflections on liturgy, spirituality, and worship for individuals and communities. It is run by Rev. Bosco Peters.
The last NZ Catholic reports the Advertising Standards Complaints Board not upholding complaints about the offensiveness of the Christmas billboard of St Matthew’s in the City. I do not want to discuss the billboard here – there are plenty of other sites to do that. Nor the Easter billboard, which some regard as even more… Continue Reading
A moving story appeared in our local newspaper recently about former Cistercian monk who has spent the last 50 years building a cathedral by himself near Madrid. The article was a reprint from the Times. There it appeared April 1 and there had to be assurances that this was not an April Fool joke. There… Continue Reading
I was in a gift shop with a cafe, having a coffee, when I spotted the above Maria & Jesus salt & pepper grinders for sale. I went over to the counter with “Maria” and asked the young woman working there: “Who is this?” She paused, hesitated, looked at the box (“Maria”, it says). “Mary… Continue Reading
See here for a commentary on the collect/opening prayer for this Sunday. The forty days of Lent are to prepare for the fifty days of Easter. Is that continuing to be your experience? I participated in worship with a different community for Easter 3 than for Easter 2. I was again delighted that the Easter… Continue Reading
The Language of God from United Church of Christ on Vimeo. I’ve previously commented on the need for churches to use contemporary media to get their message out in an attractive manner, using today’s ways of communicating. The above is a good example that has already been forwarded to me by several followers of this… Continue Reading
The secret can finally be revealed: the Easter Bunny is not only Anglican, but actually a primate of the Anglican Communion: Archbishop Martin de Jesus Barahona, primate of the Anglican Church in Central America. h/t Fr Scott Gunn
One Voice York, a network of Christian churches and leaders of different denominations who work together in York, England, organised a baptism of eleven people for April 3. This is the fourth year of such ecumenical baptisms there. Each candidate for baptism had their minister join them in the water to baptise their candidate with… Continue Reading
